[s-cars] Which Eibach Springs for Avants

[Rich Letsinger]

Robert,

> 1) Do you think this set would be appropriate for my
> Avant?

That's the setup I'm running on my 95.5 S6 Avant.  I
don't have the part numbers on the springs in front of
me, but the kit number is what I'm running.  There was
a brew-ha-ha on these springs and things got quite
confused.  I will check mine part numbers and report
back tonight or tomorrow.

> 2) Do you think this set up would achieve my goals?

Yes, the Eibach/Bilstien is probably a good choice. 
It lowered my wagon almost 2 inches in front and
barely a half inch in back.  This left the fender gap
just slightly bigger in the rear.  The ride is
noticably firmer but not uncomfortable.

If I had things to do over I'd probably get custom
valved Bilstiens.  I find the damping a bit too much
on compression and a bit too little on rebound.  But
the change would probably be lost on most people, I'm
a bit of a nut.

> 3) Finally, ... do you think a camber plate would be
> a good idea?

My alignment is slightly out of spec.  Due to the
lowering of the front end, they can't get all the
negative camber out of the front wheels.  I'm at -1.5
degrees on one side and -1.2 on the other.  I think
spec is a max of -1.1.  So I'm likely going to wear
out the inside edge of my tires quickly.  Camber
plates would fix this.  2Bennett (www.2Bennett.com)
have very nice camber plates and ECS
(www.ecs-tuning.com) have a cheaper option.

There's also a do-it-yourself variety, which is my
plan, where you re-drill the stock plates.  Again, the
link is at home so I'll include that when I report on
my spring part numbers.

> Thanks very much for your help,

Surely.  One more thing, Robert, is that I ended up
disliking the higher rear-end of the car.  I also
found the car to still understeer too much.  For a
street car this is a good thing, but I'm a nut so I
wanted a more neutral balance.  Instead of the fat
rear sway-bars that most of these guys do, I went with
a coil-over rear spring setup with stiffer rear
springs.  I am able to set the ride height where I
want it and adjust it if I'm taking a long trip with a
lot of junk in the trunk.

Good luck,
Rich



		
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